"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh

The now scorned 'Neocon' idealistic hopes were founded on more practical need to have influence at the centre of the infection: Iraq is always centre, not Afghanistan. Like the British Empire before it, spreading 'democracy' but also keeping the world safer by attacking infection near the source. Then as now the liberals mistake the ideals for the whole story, close down anti-plague bases and withdraw prematurely. Same mistake over and over.

"The Islamic State is also preparing to target Saudi intelligence officials as they plan to open a front there, despite the fact that much of their funding has come from Saudi Arabia."Biting the hand that feeds. How long will the Saudis tolerate that?